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Remeber that you learnt clothes vocabulary in:
· Básico 1: Unit 5 - Clothes Vocabulary
· Básico 2: Unit 1C - Clothes Vocabulary

1. Rob has a problem

	trainers (BrE)	sneakers (AmE)
	shop (BrE)	store (AmE)

Why don't you ...?

Why don't you buy a new car now? I saw they are on sale.	That's a good idea! I'll go to the shop to have a look tomorrow.
	That's a a good idea, but I don't have enough money to buy a new car now.

2. VOCABULARY

Shopping

keep up

seguir el ritmo

· Clothes size

SIZE (usually for shirts):

XS	extra small
S	small
M	medium
L	large
XL	extra large
XXL	doble extra large

T-shirt size:

· sleeve · width · length	· chest · waist	· shoulders · hips · centimeters · inches

Skirt size:

· hip

Dress size:

· bust	· hight hip · low hip

Trousers size:

· thigh · knee · ankle		This conversion is also valid for skirts.

· Types of fabric

(tipo de tejido)

acrylic	cotton	denim	knit	leather	linen	polyester	satin	silk	suede	velvet	wool
		tejido vaquero	de punto	piel	de lino		satén	seda	/sweid/ ante	terciopelo	lana

http://www.typesofclothingfabrics.com/

· Spots, Stripes and Patterns on Clothes

a plain shirt	a striped shirt	a check shirt / a checked shirt / a plaid shirt	a tartan shirt / a plaid shirt
(liso)	(camisa a rayas)	(camisa a cuadros)	(cuadros escoceses)
a flowery shirt / a floral (print) shirt	a spotted shirt / a polka-dot shirt / a polka-dot patternt shirt	diamond patterned shirt / argyle shirt	animal print (shirt) / leopard print (shirt)
		(de rombos o diamantes)

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a patterned shirt / a print shirt

You can say the colour, the fabric and the pattern in the same sentence: a red cotton print dress





Now you try:

· Clothes styles

old-fashioned	stylish / smart	trendy / cool	short-sleeved (shirt)	long-sleeved (shirt)
			(camisa de manga corta)	(camisa de manga larga)
baggy pants	flared pants	fitted pants
	(de campana)	(ceñidos)
turtleneck (sweater)	V-neck (t-shirt)

· Shoes size

· Money

GREAT BRITAIN:		(notes)
USA:
Euros:

Credit card:

American Express:	Visa:	Master Class:

Money




Clothes vocabulary:
· Clothes Vocabulary (Wordsearch).
· Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Press the "Hint" button to get a free letter. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

• What is in the picture? Type the word in the gap.
• Click the answer button only to see the answer!!!
• Listening (a bit difficult, maybe?).

Do the quiz:



Do the quiz:





Ideas you can use:

change		I would like to change these shoes for another pair.
fit	venir bien, encajar	· These shoes don't fit me. They are too small. · I just bought a pair of shoes online, they didn't fit and they were the wrong colour.
size		· This is the wrong size. · Do you have these shoes in a seven? · What size is this t-shirt? · What size do you need?
stripes	rayas	This t-shirt has red and white stripes.
tight	estrecho, ajustado	They are very tight.
to take back	devolver	I'm going to take this t-shirt back, it's too small.

black leather trousers
a second-hand shop
They look fantastic!



Practica el diálogo de básico 2:







Remember, besides the vocabulary, try to include all the verb tenses and other grammar you have learnt in the dialogues you practise (look at these examples):

Present Simple	These shoes don't fit me.
Present Continuous	I'm in the changing room!!! I'm trying some trousers on.
Past Simple	I bought this t-shirt yesterday and I would like to return it.
Past Continuous	I was trying on the shirt when the button fell off.
Time Sequencers and Connectors	I was trying on the shirt when the button fell off.
Be going to (plans and predictions)	I'm going to take this t-shirt back, it's too small. (You don't know exactly when.)
Present Continuous (future arrangements)	I'm taking this t-shirt back to the shop tomorrow morning.
Defining Relative Clauses	This is the button which you lost.
Present Perfect + yet, just, already	Have you finished already?
Something, anything, nothing, etc.	I would like to buy something that fits with this skirt.
Comparatives adjectives and adverbs, as ... as	This t-shirt is bigger than this one. / These skirt is as long as this one.
Superlatives (ever + present perfect)	This is the most elegant dress I have ever seen.
Quantifiers, too, not enough	I can see that you have a lot of different colours. / That t-shirt is too expensive. / I don't have enough money.

3. LISTENING

Do the quiz:




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